Portable lifting and delivering apparatus for bin containers

Abstract

A lifting and delivering apparatus for bin containers for holding granular material such as used in sand blasting. The apparatus uses a cable and post lifting and support system to provide a stable elevated bin container suitable for use as a detachable truck body in a self-contained construction.

Although but one embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention and having thus described my invention, what I claim is: 
     
       1. A portable container having at least one bin therein, means for elevating said container relative to a supporting surface, said container having four right angular vertical walls joined by inwardly extending right angular corner configurations defining vertical paths, said means for elevating said container comprising four posts, each having a cross sectionally I-beam configuration, said posts disposed in said inwardly extending corner configurations, L-shaped post guides on said vertical walls partially enclosing said inwardly extending corner configurations to that said posts may move vertically on said paths, horizontally disposed rotatable shafts extending between said posts, pulleys on said posts and cables attached to said post guides and trained over said pulleys and engaged on said shafts, means for rotating said shafts simultaneously so as to move said cables and said container and said posts relative to one another. 
     
     
       2. The portable container of claim 1 and wherein journals are mounted on said posts and said shafts are rotatably positioned therein. 
     
     
       3. The portable container of claim 1 and wherein the posts are spaced with respect to one another so that a vehicle can be driven therebetween and inunder said container when the container is elevated on said posts. 
     
     
       4. The portable container of claim 1 and wherein the means for rotating said shafts simultaneously comprises a gear box and a drive shaft on said gear box is arranged for connection with a power take-off on a vehicle.